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A sheep's ambition in life is to die in the most interesting way possible. A grass bank of any height would not have presented a...

A well fitted flash/drop noseband is designed to do just that, but not fitted so tight the horse can't open its mouth. If it's a case of...

I was always taught fulmer keepers were for fulmer snaffles, not full cheeks. A fulmer is effectively a loose ring with the side bar...

I once had a disagreement on direction with a fell pony and ended up on top of a dry stone wall. Herdwicks are never where they are...

I suppose stock fencing hadn't been produced then, stone was plentiful to build walls and so was labour to keep repairing them. To turn...

I was thinking that. My friend once bought some Herdwicks.......🤣😂

Been directed to this thread. Havent read it all but i was present at the yard she was at previously and can confirm she did not look...

If he isn't running blind then he's running off with you rather than bolting - it may seem like a minor difference but it's actually a...

Maybe a bit with a full cheek would be useful then, they're designed not to pull through the mouth and will also put some pressure on...

If he's happier with that set up maybe look at getting him a driving bridle, at least then you know it's designed to be used that way.

Rugs / physio / content aren't what most folks think of as charity, especially if the money goes into your own bank account and then...

I'd be interested to see a whole head shot to see where the noseband is sitting because with a snaffle I suspect it's too low if the bit...

It sounds like he's trying to treat the symptom rather than the cause. The leaning is a symptom of a lack of strength/balance, so...

It sounds like balance is the issue. Compressing the neck never solves anything, "long the neck,.short the body" as Manolo Mendez would...

My priority would be finding somewhere, anywhere, that he can live out 24/7 to decompress. Poor lad has been cooped up enough and he’s...